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Morning Report for Tuesday 24 September 2019
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Top Stories for Tuesday 24 September 2019
6:00 AM.Top stories this morning... It's a busy day for the Prime Minister in New York She already spoken at the UN climate summit and still to come a meeting with Donald Trump and then another with major… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 24 September 2019
6:06 AM.Sacked Wallabies fullback Israel Folau is in line to make a surprise return to rugby league with the Tonga national team. Audio
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Low turnout for census has failed Maori - expert
6:13 AM.A Maori data specialist says Stats NZ has failed in its treaty obligations and have left Maori no way of knowing whether things are getting better or worse for them. Stats NZ has had to use data from… Read more Audio
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Protection for sea lions in squid fishery needed - Forest and Bird
6:15 AM.Forest and Bird is calling for better protection for endangered sea lions in a squid fishery south of New Zealand. An operational plan's been issued by the Ministry of Primary Industries for the… Read more Audio
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Early Business News for 24 September 2019
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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UN promises action not speeches on climate change
6:40 AM.The United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres says today's Climate Action Summit in New York is about announcing bold actions, and not fancy speeches. In his opening address, Mr Gutteres said… Read more Audio
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Business News for 24 September 2019
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Sports News for 24 September 2019
7:06 AM.Controversial former Wallaby Israel Folau is in line to turn out for the Tongan rugby league team in its upcoming internationals against Great Britain and Australia. Audio
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World leaders rebuked over climate change inaction
7:10 AM.The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has delivered a scathing rebuke to world leaders at the opening of the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. The 16-year-old is credited… Read more Audio
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Retired judge appointed to investigate misconduct claims against councillor
7:19 AM.The Christchurch City Council has appointed retired High Court associate judge, John Matthews, to do a preliminary assessment of the complaint regarding councillor Deon Swiggs.A Christchurch mayoral… Read more Audio
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Acting PM Winston Peters against school climate strike
7:27 AM.The Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says he does not support children skipping school for the action day on climate change this Friday. Audio
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Family remember murdered Auckland teenager
7:36 AM.The mother of a teenager tortured and murdered in South Auckland last year say she'll be remembered for her bubbly and happy personality. 17-year-old Dimetrius Pairama's body was found in a drum at a… Read more Audio
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Maori have no measure of success following botched census
7:40 AM.The botched census has left Maori in the dark as to whether the well-being budget will make any difference for them. Stats NZ has had to use data from other places to fill the gaps caused by an… Read more Audio
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Abuse Royal Commission rejects claims paedophile in mtgs
7:44 AM.The National Party wants an explanation on how a convicted paedophile has been allowed to be involved in meetings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The Commission says he attended… Read more Audio
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Startup's welcoming tax changes
7:55 AM.The government has changed it's tax laws in the hopes of helping start-up businesses. Now if companies spend $10,000 or less on exploring potential new investments the spending will be immediately tax… Read more Audio
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Sports News for 24 September 2019
8:06 AM.Tonga's claim that controversial former Wallaby Israel Folau has been cleared to make a sensational rugby league return has been shot down by the international governing body. Audio
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Prime Minister meets US president Donald Trump
8:10 AM.The Prime Minister has met with US president Donald Trump in a pull aside at the UN. It was the first official sit-down for the two leaders and media were not allowed to attend. RNZ's deputy political… Read more Audio
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Census data reveals only 68% of Maori filled out the census
8:14 AM.The first release of Census data was released yesterday, revealing only 68% of Maori filled out the census. An independent review panel has also refused to endorse the Stats NZ's quality rating of… Read more Audio
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Explanation needed at Royal Commission, says National Party
8:21 AM.The National Party leader says the Government needs to explain how a convicted paedophile has been allowed to be involved in meetings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. One of the… Read more Audio
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'My skin is crawling... that person was at our meetings'
8:26 AM.A survivor advisory group member Jane Stevens for the Royal Commission of Inquiry says she's shell-shocked by the news and this is the last straw. Audio
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Markets Update for 24 September 2019
8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio
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Zero carbon ambitions for the building and construction sector
8:32 AM.The Green Building Council says New Zealand could lead the world with cleaner and greener buildings. The council's world body says building and construction sector is responsible for belching out 39… Read more Audio
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Global support grows for Christchurch Call
8:41 AM.Global support for the Christchurch Call has ballooned with another 31 countries and 2 international organisations joining the voluntary pact to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content… Read more Audio
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InternetNZ reacts to PM's New York big tech meeting
8:46 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won new commitments to the Christchurch Call after meeting leaders of tech giants in New York. The call - an international pledge which aims to eliminate terrorist… Read more Audio
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Calls for more support for bereaved parents of stillborn babies
8:51 AM.There are calls for more support for mothers whose premature babies die, after one mother described being told to take her dead baby home and put him in the fridge until other arrangements could be… Read more Audio
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Dunedin mayoral candidates speed-date their constituents
8:55 AM.Speed dating was given a political twist in Dunedin yesterday with the city's mayoral candidates lining up to court young voters. Historically young people are the least likely to vote in local… Read more Audio